Self-closing faucet



(No Model.)

J. O. MILLER.

SELF CLOSING FAUGET.

No. 343,830. Patented June 15, 1886.

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JOSEPH G. MILLER, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

SELF-CLOSING FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3&3,830, dated June 15,1886.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH C. MILLER, of Chelsea, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Self-Olosing Faucets, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means for opening orraising the spring-valve ofa self-closing faucet and in protecting theactuating mechanism from dirt and corrosion, and, furthermore, permit ofthe easy disconnection of the operating-lever from the valve-stem; andit consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of theseveral parts of the faucet, as hereinafter more fully described, andspecifically set forth in the claims.

Figurel represents a side elevation of a selfclosing faucet constructedaccording to my invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical longitudinalsection of the same. Fig. 3 represents a rear elevation of the screw-capand the sup porting-frame with the pivoted lever and connecting'link,and the upper end of the valve stem, showing the outer cap-shell removedtherefrom. Fig. 4 represents an elevation of the outer cap -shellremoved. Fig. 5 represents an elevation of thesupporting-frame andscrew-cap having the outer cap-shell and pivoted lever with itsconnectionsremoved therefrom. Fig. 6 represents a side elevation of theoperating lever and connecting link removed.

A represents the body or casing, and B the valve, of a self -closingfaucet of any suitable construction, the valve being pressed against itsseat by a spring, 0, as heretofore, and now in general use.

D represents an operating-lever pivoted at E to a frame, F, on thescrew-cap G, through which the valve-stem H passes. The longer arm ofthe said lever projects laterally from the body of the faucetthrough anopening formed in the side of the cap-shell K, its shorter arm,projecting over the screw-cap G, being slotted to receive the upper endof the connecting-link L, pivoted therein by means of the removable pinJ or by a suitable rivet, if desired. The

lower end of the said connecting-link Lispivoted within a slot formed inthe upper end of the valve-stem H by means of the removable pin Npassing transversely through the upper end of the said valve stem H andprojecting therefrom, as shown in Fig. 3. The projecting ends of thesaid pin N traverse the vertical slots P, formed in opposite sides ofthe said supporting-frame F, when the valve stem is actuated by the saidoperatinglever D,which is pivoted between the vertical side posts, F, ofthe said supporting-frame by means of the removable pin R, the ends ofwhich project at each side of the supporting-frame, shown. The shell-capK, when placed over the supporting-frame F, retains the said removablepins N R in position, the lower edge of the same resting on the topsurface of the screwcap G, and the top of said cap K rests on or nearlycontacts with the arch top of the said supporting-frame F, and issecured thereto by the central cap-screw, S,Which passes through a holeformed in the center of the cap top K and into a correspondingscrew-threaded hole in the arch top of the said support-frame F, asshown in Fig. 2, thereby securing all of the said actuatingparts intheir relative posit-ions with each other.

It will be seen that when the longer arm of the lever D is ,depressedits shorter arm is caused to raise the pivot-ed connecting'link L, andthrough the same the valve-stem and valve, the link turning on itspivots during the upward movement, and thus compensate for the swingingmovement of the lever-arm with the rectilinear movement of thevalvestem, so as to prevent binding of the valve stem or lever, eachmoving freely.

It will be seen that the pivoted and jointed or moving parts of theactuating mechanism of this self-closing faucet are inclosed within thesaid shell-cap K, whereby the moving parts may be most thoroughlylubricated and protected from dust and corrosion without soiling thehighly-finished exterior surface, by simply removing the cap-screw S andthen the shellcap K, whenever desired to oil the parts. Now, in order topermit the screw-cap G to be unscrewed from the bodyAof the faucet whenthe same is secured in position near the wall or other desired closeplace where the horizontal actuating-lever when rotated in unscrewingthe said cap G would come into contact therewith, the shell-cap K shouldbe removed and the pins N and It withdrawn, thus disconnecting the saidlever from the frame and valve-stem, as shown, when the,

finishing is less liable to be Worn off, soiled, or

injured.

The supporting-frame F may be cast together with the screw-cap G orformed separately, as desired, and the pivotal bearing of the lever maybe secured or attached to the interior or top of the shell-cap K anddisconnected from the screw-cap G, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A selfclosingfaucet consisting of the body A, provided with a screw-cap, G,theinterior frame, F, having the pivoted lever D, the connecting-link L,valve-stem H, valve B, spring 0, and shell-cap K, inclosing the'pivotedconnections of the actuating parts, as described. v V

2. The self-closing faucet consisting of the body A, screw-cap G,interior frame, F, the lever D, pivoted to the said frame and having theconnecting-link L pivoted thereto, and the valve pressed to its seat bya spring and having the valve-stem passing through the cap G and pivotedto the said link L, and the shellcap K, inclosing the pivotedconnections of the actuating parts, as set forth.

3. In a self-closing faucet, the combination, with the screw-cap G, ofthe frame F, having the operating -lever D pivoted therein by means ofthe removable pin R, the link L, pivoted to the lever D by the pin J andpivoted to the valve-stem H .by the removable pin N, the shell-cap K,secured to the frame F by the cap-screw S, and adapted to retain thesaid pins R N in position, as described.

JOSEPH G. MILLER.

Witnesses:

SYLvENUs \VALKER, VILLIAM H. PARRY.

